Listed below are acronyms that are commonly encountered in the assisted living industry in North Carolina and beyond.
Click on the links below to learn more about the acronyms, programs, services, etc.
North Carolina State Government Offices and Agencies
- DCR
Department of Cultural Resources - DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services - DAAS
Division of Aging and Adult Services - DHSR
Division of Health Service Regulation - DMA
NC Medicaid, Division of Health Benefits - DMH/DD/SAS
Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services - DPH/CDI
Division of Public Health - DSB
Division of Services for the Blind - DSDHH
Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - DSS
Division of Social Services - DVR
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation - DOI
Department of Insurance - DOJ
Department of Justice - DOT
Department of Transportation - NCBSE
North Carolina Board of State Elections - NCCCS
North Carolina Community College System - NCCVCS
North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service - NCHFA
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
North Carolina Regional or County Government
- AAA
Area Agency on Aging - LME
Local Management Entities, the regional organization that manages the delivery of public mental health services
Federal Government
- ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act - CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - CMS
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS - HHS
US Department of Health and Human Services - HUD
US Department of Housing and Urban Development - IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Other Organizations and Partnerships
- AARP NC
North Carolina chapter of AARP - Argentum
Argentum (formerly Assisted Living Federation of America) - CCME
Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence - FOR
Friends of Residents - GAC
Governor's Advisory Council on Aging - CCNC
Community Care of North Carolina - NCACDSS
North Carolina Association of County Directors of Social Services - NCALA
North Carolina Assisted Living Association - NCAOA
North Carolina Association on Aging - NCBAM
North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministries - NCSG
North Carolina Senior Games - UNC
Center for Aging and Health serving the 16 campuses of the University of North Carolina (UNC), located in Chapel Hill - UNC CARES
Center for Aging Research and Educational Services, Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Grants, Projects, and Programs
- APS
Adult Protective Services, a Division of Aging and Adult Services - CAC
Community Advisory Committee volunteer advocates appointed by county commissions, who are part of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program - FCSP
Family Caregiver Support Program, a Division of Aging and Adult Services - FNS
Food and Nutrition Services (formerly known as Food Stamps) - HCCBG
Home and Community Care Block Grant - ILRP
Independent Living Rehabilitation Program - LIS
Low-Income Subsidy or "extra-help" provides financial assistance for Medicare beneficiaries with limited income and resources - MFP
Money Follows the Person - MOST
Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment - PACE
Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly - SA-ACH
Special Assistance Adult Care Program - SA/IH
Special Assistance In-Home Program - SCSEP
Senior Community Service Employment Program - SSI
Supplemental Security Income
Other Abbreviations
- CON
Certificate of Need - DNR
Do Not Resuscitate (get the form at this link)